A to Z: 26 of the Best Dishes in Lubbock

Arancini

📍Candle Bar

At The Candle Bar in South Lubbock, the Arancini delivers a crispy golden bite filled with risotto pomodoro and provolone, perfectly complemented by housemade basil pesto. This savory Italian classic is the perfect way to start your dining experience.

Brisket Platter

📍Evie Mae's Pit BBQ

If it’s melt-in-your-mouth brisket you’re searching for, Evie Mae’s Pit Barbecue has it covered. Named No. 8 on Texas Monthly’s List of Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas, this local dive impresses with monstrous beef ribs, green chile-cheese sausage, gluten-free sides and desserts, including a strawberry pie with more than two pounds of strawberries.

Choppy Bob Nachos

📍Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co.

Served as either a half or whole order, these nachos are a mound of wonton chips topped with smoked and chopped brisket, tomatoes, black olives, jalapenos and a double cheese topping of mozzarella and queso. 

Double-T Brisket Pizza

📍Stella’s

Get ready to try New York style cuisine with a twist. The nod to Texas Tech is a chopped BBQ pizza topped with gouda and an avocado creme drizzle. If you go in the evening, be sure to visit the speakeasy at the back of the restaurant, Manhattan 9.

Empanadas

📍Cocina de La Sirena

A slow food Bistro, try out La Sirena’s empanadas stuffed to the brim with quail, green chile, manchego and golden raisins and served with a cilantro cashew crema as a dipping sauce. The food is just as inviting as the restaurant’s upscale, quaint atmosphere. 

Figgy Bacon Grilled Cheese

📍Claraboya Scratch Kitchen

A tasty twist on a classic only offered on the lunch menu is a melted goat cheese, smoked gouda and shaved parmesan grilled cheese topped with a fig jalapeño bacon jam and arugula. Served with your choice of fries or chips.

Green Chile Chicken Bacon Wrapped Jalapeños

📍Caprock Cafe

Baked until brown and deep fried right before serving are de-seeded, savory jalapenos stuffed with the signature green chili chicken enchilada mixture wrapped with a large piece of bacon.

Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

📍Aloha BBQ

Marinated in a housemade sauce, the grilled boneless chicken is served on a bed of fried rice. The tropical flavors make this dish a crowd favorite and a unique find tucked away on Indiana Ave.

Ice Cream Sundae

📍Holly Hop Ice Cream Shoppe

With your choice of ice cream, fountain topping, nuts, whipped cream and cherry, this ice cream sundae transports you back to the ‘50s in this retro-themed diner.

Jollof

📍Vizo’s

This West African one-pot rice dish is gluten free and simmered in a tomato-based sauce. Try it as a side dish or as a part of the Taste of Africa with grilled chicken or beef.

Korean Fried Chicken

📍Dirk’s Chicken

When you hear KFC, you might be thinking of Kentucky. But we’re here to change your mind. The Korean Fried Chicken (KFC) is fried and tossed in gochujang honey sauce. Served on a bed of jasmine rice with your choice of one of Dirk’s signature sides, we highly recommend pairing the KFC with fried okra.

Lobster Mac N Cheese

📍The Funky Door

A high-end experience for your tastebuds, lobster is mixed into Cavatappi pasta, melted smoked gouda and topped with toasted breadcrumbs. Enjoy a glass of wine with your meal as the mac pairs well with the Somm Selection’s 2019 Henri Boillot Bourgogne Blanc.

Mega Cheese Sticks

📍Savage Tavern

Savage Tavern is a late night bar experience with some of the biggest cheese sticks in the South Plains. The freshly battered and fried pepper-jack cheese sticks are served with sides of marinara and ranch.

Neighborhood F&B Burger

📍Neighborhood F&B

One of the best bites at this trendy bar and grill is the signature burger. Topped with an A1 bacon jam, caramelized onions and melted American cheese on a toasted brioche bun, the burger is a perfected staple

Oysters

📍Dirk's Chicken

Served all day, these gulf oysters are the freshest Hub City has to offer. Stop by on a Friday night and you'll see several tables indulging in this seafood classic. Top with a squeeze of fresh lemon and a spoonful of mignonette sauce for the perfect bite.

Pad Thai

📍Mam’s Thai Cuisine

With a focus on authenticity, this homemade Pad Thai is a local favorite served with chicken or beef and as little or as much spice as your tastebuds desire.

Quesadillas

📍Chimy’s

An array of quesadillas from cheese to green chile pork to steak fajita are available at this Broadway St. bar. These pair well with a house watermelon chilton or margarita.

Rebecca

📍La Diosa Cellars

Baked brie topped with preserved jalapeno jelly and toasted almonds, served with crostinis. This dish is one of several Spanish-style tapas perfect for a group dining experience.

Sashimi

📍Sushi Nami

It's impossible to choose one dish from this West End restaurant. Since its opening in December, this Asian hot spot has drawn in a crowd of loyalists. Its hip atmosphere, all-you-can-eat options and fresh ingredients make it a can't miss for those craving Japanese fusion.

The Savage Mary

📍Savage Tavern

Dinner and a drink in one! This local bar’s take on an epic Bloody Mary includes 2 shots of vodka with a house-made Bloody Mary mix served in a mason jar and topped with beer-battered kolaches, a chicken strip, fried olives, pickles and pizza rolls. If that’s not enough to fill you up, don’t leave without ordering the Mega Cheesesticks (also on this list). You won’t be sorry!

Unique Gourmet Hot Dogs

📍Flipper’s Tavern

This late-night bite hosts a wide variety of unique gourmet hot dogs. The top-sellers are the “Philthy” Wizard, Flipper’s Style and Captain America. Vegans and vegetarians, you'll want to add this spot to your can't-miss list. 😉

Vodka Penne Pasta

📍Italian Garden

If the bring your own wine experience hasn’t already convinced you to dine at Italian Gardens, maybe the Vodka Penne will. It’s hearty, cheesy and everything you’d want in a pasta dish.

West Texas Roll (aka the Jay Roll)

📍Hayashi

This sushi roll is known around Lubbock as the West Texas Roll because of its Western flavor. It’s complete with fresh avocado, jalapeño, cream cheese and fried shrimp tempura topped with crab and spicy mayonnaise. 

X off these 6 Mouthwatering Lubbock Pizzerias

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A food tour isn’t complete without a classic pizza. Whether you prefer a traditional pie or something unique, one of these Lubbock pizzerias has just the thing for you. 

Yellowfin Tuna

📍The Reserve

Yellowfin Tuna made your way – crusted, grilled or blackened. It’s served with your choice of a lemon wedge or a signature reserve sauce and two sides.

Zucchini Chips

📍Harrigan’s Prime Grill

Start your meal off right with these thinly sliced rounds of zucchini battered and fried. They’re light, crispy and definitely dunkable in Harrigan’s house ranch dressing.